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Global Climate Governance: Inter-linkages between the Kyoto Protocol and other Multilateral Regimes
Foreword The United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU/IAS) and the Global Environment Information Centre (GEIC) has compiled this final report in an effort to consolidate the...
World + 8 more
Crucibles of hazard : mega-cities and disasters in transition
In this collaborative study of environmental risks in ten of the world's major cities, experts examine past hazards and analyze the potential for future natural disasters.
The basin of Mexico : critical environmental issues and sustainability
Preface This landmark study is the outcome of a case study (Aguilar et al. 1995) prepared for the first book in the series UNU Studies on Critical Environmental Regions. Among the nine regions covered...
China + 1 more
The Ordos Plateau of China : an endangered environment
The Ordos Plateau of China is an account of the regional human-environmental history of the Ordos Plateau, a dryland region inhabited by Chinese farmers and Mongolian shepherds. The book surveys the...
List of environmental projects in Bangladesh
DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT Although Bangladesh has diversified its economy, it continues to be one of the poorest countries in the world and, with its 120 million people, the most densely populated. While...
Forced Migration Review No. 3
Forced Migration Review provides a forum for the regular exchange of practical experience, information and ideas between researchers, refugees and internally displaced people, and those who work with...
Environment matters at the World Bank : annual review - fall 1998 (English)
From El Niño-Related Disaster Mitigation to Forest Conservation in China, The World Bank is Working to Safeguard the Environment Washington, October 7, 1998 - From El Niño-related disaster mitigation...
United Nations University Annual Report 1997
The Focal Point of the United Nations University: Finding Solutions to Pressing Global Problems — An Overview The year 1997 marked the 22nd year of scholarly work for the United Nations University...